bestir
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Bestir yourselves, that haply it may pass and inflict no harm upon you.”
From The Advent of Divine Justice by Shoghi Effendi
O sages, statesmen, rulers, Bestir yourselves and teach The nation's misled millions A higher goal to reach; Exchange for greed and murder, A reign of peace divine; Thus, elevate earth's children To brotherhood sublime!
From Home Lyrics by Battersby, H. S. (Hannah S.)
Bestir yourself, since you are under this tyrannic vault; drink wine, since you are in this world, a seat of woe.
From The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam by Khayyam, Omar
The Other, who was One of the Hustling, Wide-awake Sort, said: "I will Bestir myself Betimes and Hasten to Market that I may Take my Pick ere my Neighbors appear on the Scene."
From The Wit and Humor of America, Volume III. (of X.) by Wilder, Marshall Pinckney
Bestir thee, ere death's cup for thee shall flow, And blows of ruthless fortune lay thee low; Acquire some substance here, there is none there, For those who thither empty-handed go!
From The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam by Khayyam, Omar
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